Experience

• 3D Environment Artist at Aviary Productions

  October 2025 - Present

  • Built and textured modular architectural kits for a post-apocalyptic city, creating storefronts, entrances, walls, windows, and trim that can be combined into a wide variety of distinct buildings.
  
  • Modeled, UV-mapped, textured, and placed high-detail environment props in Unreal Engine 5, using Nanite and vertex-based material masking to balance visual fidelity and real-time performance.
  
  • Created modular sidewalk and road assets with realistic geometric variation, weathering, and environmental damage to bring depth and believability to the game's post-apocalyptic city.

• Environment & Look Development Lead at Osso VR

  April 2022 - May 2024

  • Redesigned and developed the primary operating-room environment used across VR training modules, transforming an older space into a cohesive, realistic environment through architectural modeling, surgical fixtures, and set dressing.
  
  • Collaborated with technical artists on optimized shaders and material solutions that improved visual realism and established a consistent look across props and environments.
  
  • Built modular environment assets that accelerated development of new clinical environments while maintaining consistent visual quality across shipped VR experiences.

• Hard-Surface Artist at Osso VR

  January 2021 - April 2022

  • Modeled and textured game-ready surgical instruments, medical equipment, and hard-surface props using PBR workflows for shipped Unity VR training simulations.
  
  • Created approximately 100 reusable PBR and Substance Painter smart materials, alongside modeling and baking standards that improved visual consistency and accelerated hard-surface asset production across the team.

• 3D Environment Artist - Contract at Pantera Entertainment

  Los Angeles

  August 2020 - November 2020

  • Developed 3D environments using a proprietary game engine for a live online event hosted by Epic Games
  
  • Created modular environment assets and props optimized for real-time rendering
  
  • Designed and implemented level layouts with a focus on visual storytelling and player experience
  
  • Collaborated closely with design and tech teams to ensure artistic vision aligned with game-play requirements

• Lead 3D Artist at Van Metre

  Ashburn

  March 2017 - June 2020

  • Recreated hundreds of photorealistic PBR materials from real-world manufacturer references using Substance Painter and Unreal material instances, building a reusable library of customizable architectural finishes.
  
  • Created modular architectural assets, furnishings, and interior environments for shipped Unreal Engine applications, balancing visual fidelity, asset reuse, and real-time performance.
  
  • Designed and oversaw modular production workflows that increased environment delivery from 1 home every 4 weeks to 2–3 per week, enabling faster deployment of customizable homes to customers.

• 3D Artist at Epsilon Systems Solutions

  February 2015 - March 2017

  • Modeled & textured detailed ship and submarine interiors using high and low-poly workflows, creating realistic environments for real-time naval training simulations.
  
  • Recreated complex laboratory equipment for a Los Alamos National Laboratory research simulation, producing high-detail 3D models for real-time rendering in Unity.

• Masters of Art Creation at The Guildhall at Southern Methodist University

  Plano

  August 2012 - May 2014

  • Trained under industry professionals in real-time and VFX production pipelines, gaining hands-on experience with tools and workflows used in AAA game development.
  
  • Led multidisciplinary teams of various sizes to develop multiple award-winning game projects
  
  Interacting with different disciplines was formative for joining the industry.
  
  • Specialized in environment art, with a focus on hard-surface props, large-scale set pieces, and foliage creation.
  
  • Collaborated across disciplines, including design, tech art, and animation, to deliver cohesive, production ready content.

• Bachelors of Fine Arts at University of Kansas

  Lawrence

  August 2008 - May 2012

  • Built a strong foundation in traditional art principles, including color theory, composition, and design, complemented by game development coursework.
  
  • Gained adaptable creative and technical skills applicable across real-time and VFX pipelines
  
  • Developed a flexible workflow grounded in core artistic fundamentals, enabling quick adaptation to diverse production environments